Japan vs Malaysia
Japan vs Malaysia: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 7.84 tonnes in Japan and 8.32 tonnes in Malaysia, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Malaysia, by 0.48 tonnes, or 1.06 times that in Japan.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Malaysia has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Japan.
- In 2024, Japan ranked 27 and Malaysia ranked 25 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Japan | Malaysia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.84 | 8.32 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 8.05 | 8.04 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 8.4 | 7.98 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 8.6 | 7.52 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 8.4 | 7.47 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 8.88 | 7.63 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 9.17 | 7.73 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 9.55 | 7.35 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 9.67 | 7.79 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 9.7 | 8.1 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 10.01 | 8.19 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 10.38 | 7.86 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 10.25 | 7.41 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 9.93 | 7.49 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 9.5 | 7.52 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 9.04 | 7.04 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 9.53 | 7.84 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 10.09 | 7.59 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 9.82 | 7.11 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 10.01 | 7.01 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 9.92 | 6.72 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 9.96 | 6.34 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 9.92 | 6.08 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 9.67 | 5.88 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 9.8 | 5.69 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 9.68 | 5.33 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 9.37 | 5.05 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 9.77 | 5.3 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 9.91 | 4.96 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 9.83 | 4.47 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 9.77 | 4.42 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 9.37 | 4.11 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 9.46 | 4.21 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 9.46 | 4.11 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 9.41 | 3.61 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 8.86 | 3.27 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 8.65 | 2.85 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 8.09 | 2.75 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 8.07 | 2.79 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 8.14 | 2.8 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 8.42 | 2.93 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 7.91 | 2.87 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 7.93 | 2.62 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 8.34 | 2.5 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 8.59 | 2.52 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 8.89 | 2.5 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 8.76 | 2.24 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 8.83 | 1.79 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 8.7 | 1.86 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 8.5 | 1.73 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 9.11 | 1.65 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 9.26 | 1.41 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 8.33 | 1.4 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 8.01 | 2.68 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 8.21 | 2.7 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Japan vs Malaysia
Health
- Life expectancyJapan: 84.7 years in 2023Malaysia: 76.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityJapan: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Malaysia: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityJapan: 1.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Malaysia: 6.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterJapan: 98.7% in 2022Malaysia: 93.9% in 2022
- DepressionJapan: 3.34% in 2017Malaysia: 3.52% in 2017
- Suicide rateJapan: 15.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Malaysia: 7.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationJapan: 124 million people in 2023Malaysia: 35.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthJapan: -0.48% a year in 2023Malaysia: 1.24% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateJapan: 1.21 births per woman in 2023Malaysia: 1.55 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationJapan: 92.3% in 2025Malaysia: 77.4% in 2025
- Median ageJapan: 49 years in 2023Malaysia: 30.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overJapan: 29.6% in 2023Malaysia: 7.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateJapan: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Malaysia: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingJapan: 1.41% of GDP in 2025Malaysia: 1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsJapan: $59.5B in 2025Malaysia: $4.55B in 2025
- Military spending per personJapan: $504 in 2025Malaysia: $138 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingJapan: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Malaysia: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelJapan: 261,000 people in 2020Malaysia: 136,000 people in 2020
- National powerJapan: 2.47% of world capability in 2022Malaysia: 0.46% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersJapan: 0.38% of the labour force in 2020Malaysia: 0.81% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsJapan: 1.72 billion TIV in 2025Malaysia: 7 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsJapan: 28 million TIV in 2025Malaysia: 20 million TIV in 2024